RUSSIAN TROOPS DESERTING.
Received Mondav 11.10 p.m. BERLIN, August 3 6. Desortions ainoug Soviet troops in Berlin ure risiug stcadily, says the Moolugs Hdio, the British licensed jouriml of the Berlin Liberal Deiuocrnts. Whole unils, partirularlv on the. zonal trontier, become so unreliable ihat they are sont hack- to Russia. The newspaper adds that Soviet (1 i pir-niat ie cireles poinled out that Rus.sia eouhl not jiossililv go to wai' at ]>res« nt hecause ot the occupation 1 roops ' nnrelialiility. Moscow was dissatisiied witli Marshal Sokolovsky's policies but did not want to replaee hiin iluring the present crisis because of ihe propaganda advante.ge it would give Ihe Western Aliios.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 August 1948, Page 5
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